Quote Originally Posted by FRANKRIZZO View Post
Guy was from Romania already suspect. 700 k could feed a city there. He won in spins which I don't know how they work so poker players were really not affected. If they paid partially then I believe they should pay it all. Was it a skin of party poker? Interesting.
Wasn't a skin. Was actual Party Poker.

Apparently the guy's stable uses an affiliate with a fairly good relationship with Party Poker. He got the affiliate to advocate on his behalf, which led to the onetime $607k payout offer, which was then rescinded without explanation.

I think Party just came to their senses and realized there was no reason to pay a guy who was clearly VPNing into the site from Romania, and pretending to live in Dublin. I don't blame them.